Disappearing Forms Tutorial

Web site forms can sometimes be confusing to site visitors. Once they click on that submit button, one of two things can happen. They either get left suspended, not quite knowing if the form has been submitted or not, or, if a good web designer has done his job correctly, a confirmation page will pop-up to advise visitors that everything is ok. In webPlus, the redirect feature is used to achieve this very effectively. But there is another option that we like to incorporate on our web sites, and that is to make the form disappear completely - replacing it with a confirmation message and possibly some instructions on what to do next. To see what we mean, complete the form below and submit it. (it will also submit if left blank)

The form gets REPLACED by the confirmation message, leaving the visitor in no doubt as to whether the form has been submitted or not.

There are a number of good reasons why this is a good approach to form submission. Firstly, the visitor doesn’t leave the page and get redirected to a confirmation screen. Secondly, there is no need for the visitor to hit a back button or link after viewing the confirmation. And lastly, because the form is no longer visible on the page, the chances of accidental multiple submissions are minimized. On the next page we show you how to achieve this simple effect in WebPlus.

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